Monday, January 11, 2016

Upgrade Yourself Science Wise with the Bulletproof Diet Cookbook

By Omid VojdaniEdible Skinny Health and Wellness Editor

As a personal trainer who
taught himself to cook, I understand nutrition now, but it wasn’t always that
way. I spent the last five years going through many different diets and seeing
what would work for me. Many of them were too strict, and others were just
weird (I’m looking at you raw vegans). Some diets just plain made me feel low
energy all the time, but were supposedly ‘healthy.’

Which means I get it when
clients come to me confused, quoting conflicting news articles and way too much
bro science about nutrition. How does anyone start to understand it all? Well,
it all started for me when I came across a video of some silly guy putting
butter in his coffee, promising unlimited energy, mental agility, and even a
six pack without working out! Already having tried many diets and disliking
most of them, I gave it a go, and became hooked on The Bulletproof Diet.

Pioneered by Dave Asprey
(that silly guy in the video), the Bulletproof Diet focuses first and foremost
on getting enough healthy fats into the body to not only help us lose weight
and turn off food cravings, but also turn on our brain and mitochondria (what
gives us energy through the day). On top of that, this diet also recommends a
minimum of 6 servings of veggies a day, and upwards of 11 if you can. Dave
believes that food should be something that not only tastes good, but also
makes us feel the best that we can, not rob us of energy and give us crashes
through the day. Through the last two years
being Bulletproof, I’ve resorted to personal research, the Bulletproof Forums,
and many failed experiments in the kitchen in attempts to feel like a million
bucks. I quickly discovered that certain foods dubbed healthy by the American
Medical Association (I’m looking at you, quinoa) led me to feeling lethargic
and ‘hangry.’ After exhaustive online research and many a spreadsheet, I hit my
stride, finding out that Dave Asprey really does deliver on all he promised
with his revolutionary diet. I started leaning out without changing my workout
regiment (hello abs without crunches), raising my mental clarity and even
kicking my addiction to coffee (yup, one cup for all day energy).

In December, Dave Asprey
finally released his Bulletproof Diet Cookbook. Now, I can tell my clients they
can skip the five years of experimenting and exhaustive spreadsheets, and
simply select any of the 125 Bulletproof recipes cleanly detailed out in the
book. Recipes like: Steamed Artichokes with Salmon and Vinaigrette, or
Cauliflower-Bacon Mash. Do you like rice, but always heard it’s too many carbs?
There is a recipe and simple instructions to make low carb rice with honey.
Like sweets? How about Bulletproof blueberry Gelato (only need a blender and an
ice cube tray).

If you haven’t heard of the
Bulletproof Diet before, or are new to nutrition, the first 50 pages of this
cookbook is a beautifully written summary of how it works, and even tips for
eating Bulletproof on the road. It gets scientific (yay science!), but Dave
does a great job of boiling down the science into easy to understand and digest
vocabulary and analogies. The book also has beautiful color picture of many of
the 125 recipes.

I look forward to trying many
of the recipes I haven’t had a chance to try yet, and if our readers would
like, I can write up specific recipes with detailed pictures and grocery costs.
But for now, just know that the Bulletproof Diet is all about using our food to
make us perform better, kick more butt in life, and eliminate food cravings for
good!